The First Principles of Urbanism: Part I

(RECAP: if we have any hope of guessing how technology will change cities — and of shaping that change with good policy and planning — we need to strip away our historical understandings, our focus on existing technology, and our personal preferences. In short, we need to get to first principles. And that requires looking first at the essential elements of a city: people and space.)https://www.planning.org/blog/blogpost/9111247/

Better Plans for Better Places

(RECAP: How the Sustainable Communities Initiative — the most comprehensive federal support for community and regional planning in recent history — changed the way the country plans for a prosperous and sustainable future.)http://betterplansbetterplaces.iscvt.org/

How HUD and public housing authorities can support students

(RECAP: Public schools and public housing authorities share the work of serving the nation’s poorest children. Given their shared population, it is not surprising that some school districts and housing authorities are finding ways to work together. And HUD’s Moving To Work designation allows housing authorities policy and funding flexibility to pursue non-housing initiatives.)http://www.urban.org/urban-wire/how-hud-and-public-housing-authorities-can-support-students